HALA KHOURI, M.A., SEP, E-RYT, (she/her) has been teaching yoga and the movement arts for over 25 years and has been doing clinical work and trainings for 15 years. She is a yoga teacher and somatic counselor interested in using the power of embodied practices to heal trauma in individuals and communities while addressing the impact of social injustice on all of us. She is an Adjunct Professor at Pitzer college, co-founder of Off the Mat, Into the World® and the author of a new book, Peace from Anxiety: Get Grounded, Build Resilience and Stay Connected Amidst the Chaos (Shambhala). She is a co-author and editor of Practicing Liberation: Transformative Strategies for Collective Healing and Systems Change (North Atlantic Books).